Infrastructure Development

Creme de la creme

India's recent phenomenal prosperity has taken everybody by surprise. The rolling out of ambitious programmes and its right implementation has leapfrogged India into the category of fast developing countries.

Publication Date:

01/03/2009

Author(s): Sonali Patil

Source: Week (Kochi)

Tags:

Development, Urban Habitat, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Housing, Metro, Sanitation, Farmers, Rehabilitation, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Infrastructure Development

Climate Change

Town planning strategies to reduce air pollution - European guidelines, approaches, experiences and experiments

Conference on evolving strategies for improving the air quality of Indian cities New Delhi, 1st October 2008.

Publication Date:

01/03/2009

Author(s): Tullio Cigni

Source: Indian Journal of Air Pollution Control

Vol:

9

Issue:

1

pp:

1

Tags:

Air Pollution, Urban Air Quality, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, Habitat And Urbanisation, Urban Planning, Green Buildings, Architecture, Legislation, Europe, Infrastructure Development

Climate Change

Towards a global green recovery: recommendations for immediate G20 action

G20 member countries

Publication Date:

01/03/2009

Author(s): & et al, Nico Bauer, Alex Bowen, Steffen Brunner

Source: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Tags:

Climate Change, Green House Gases, Economy, Emission Targets, Energy Efficiency, India, Global, Infrastructure Development

Environment

A formality called EIA

Environment ministry invites comments to amendment that dilutes environmental clearance THE latest amendment to the environment impact assessment (eia) notification that is supposed to expedite environmental clearance for development projects, is now open for public comment. The eia notification, 1994, mandated environmental clearance for all infrastructure and development

Publication Date:

27/02/2009

Author(s): Sumana Narayanan

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Environment, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Infrastructure Development

Economy

Maharashtra has proved to be the slow but steady winner. On the surface a proverbial tortoise without any flashy attributes, the

What do multinational companies such as Nokia, Hyundai, Ford, Samsung, Caparo and Adidas have in common in India?

Publication Date:

23/02/2009

Author(s): Vishal Krishna

Source: Business World (Kolkata)

Tags:

Development, Education, Tamil Nadu, Chennai (T), Infrastructure Development, Telecommunication

Economy

The Matrix Of Competition

Competitiveness at the regional level is as paramount as at global or national levels. The nation has to work as a summated function in satisfying the dictums of success and gauge the anatomical significance of the individual parts in the survival of the aggregated whole.

Publication Date:

23/02/2009

Author(s): Amit Kapoor

Source: Business World (Kolkata)

Tags:

Economy, India, Arunachal, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Infrastructure Development

Transport

Strategic flexible planning and real options for airport development in India

With market liberalisation, established airports have regularly faced greater uncertainties regarding their planned investments. However, airport authorities as well as private stakeholders (through international consortia) continue to invest in ever larger and more capital-intensive infrastructures.

Publication Date:

21/02/2009

Author(s): Hans Huber

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

44

Issue:

8

pp:

43

Tags:

Transport, Air Transport, India, Statistics, Infrastructure Development